Leadership

Leadership

•What style of Leader am I?•What are my strengths/weaknesses?•Are my methods effective?

Leadership

• Autocratic leadership.• Bureaucratic leadership.• Charismatic leadership.

• Democratic leadership or participative leadership.• Laissez-faire leadership.

• People-oriented leadership or relations-oriented leadership.• Servant leadership.

• Task-oriented leadership.• Transactional leadership.

• Transformational leadership.

• Leadership Types

Leadership

Please follow the link below and take the leadership quiz. This will help

identify your natural leadership style.

Leadership Style Quiz

Leadership

•Being an Ethical Leader•Displaying Core Values

•Making the Hard Choices

Ethical Leadership

Ethical leadership combines ethical decision-making and ethical behavior, and occurs in both an individual and

organizational context. A major responsibility of a leader is to make

ethical decisions and behave in ethical ways, and to see that the organization understands and practices its ethical

codes.

Ethical Leadership

Ethical Leadership

Values

The core beliefs we hold regarding what is right and fair in terms of our actions and our interactions with others; what individuals believe to be of worth and

importance to their life.

Ethical Leadership

Morals

Values that we attribute to a system of beliefs that help us define right from

wrong, good versus bad. Typically, they get their authority from something

outside the individual—they come from a higher being or authority.

Ethical Leadership

Ethics

The study of what we understand to be good and right behavior and the study of how we judge those

behaviors. A set of standards of conduct that guide decisions and actions based on duties derived from

core values. We characterize people as ethical when they act in ways that are consistent with societal moral

values. The ethics of our decisions and actions are defined societally, not individually.

Ethical Leadership

Military ethics

Deal specifically with those values and expected rules of the profession that are appropriate to actions taken within the military environment. The American military ethic is designed to put principle above self-

interest. Personal integrity and moral courage are the keys to viability of that ethic.

Ethical Leadership

USAF ETHICAL CODES

There are ethical codes of conduct widely accepted by the Air Force that help NCOs make proper ethical decisions when faced with various ethical dilemmas. These codes make it possible to act and behave in an ethical manner in any given situation. The following list contains many of the

accepted codes the Air Force uses to maintain an ethical climate. - USAF Core Values

- AFI 36-2618 - Airman’s Creed

- Professional Development Guide (PDG) - Code of Conduct

- DOD Joint Staff Guide 5260, Service Member's Personal Protection Guide: A Self-Help Handbook to Combating Terrorism

- Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) - Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

The ethical codes stated above give NCOs the resources needed to ensure proper ethical behavior. In addition to these codes, there are principles leaders can follow to help maintain that ethical

behavior.

Airmans Creed

USAF Core Values

Integrity first

Service before self

Excellence in all we do

Integrity firstIntegrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking.

• Integrity is the ability to hold together and properly regulate all of the elements of

• But integrity also covers several other moral traits indispensable to national service.

• Courage• Honestly

• Responsibility• Accountability

• Justice• Openness

• Self Respect• Humility

Service before self

Service before self tells us that professional duties take precedence over personal desires. At the

very least it includes the following behaviors

•Rule Following•Respect for Others

•Discipline and Self Control•Faith in the System

Excellence in all we do

Excellence in all we do directs us to develop a sustained passion for the continuous improvement and innovation that will propel the Air Force into a long-term, upward

spiral of accomplishment and performance.

•Product/Service Excellence•Personal Excellence

•Community Excellence•Resource Excellence

•Operations Excellence

WHY THESE CORE VALUES?There are four reasons why we recognize the Core Values

and have developed a strategy to implement them.

•The Core Values tell us the price of admission to the Air Force itself

•They point to what is universal and

unchanging in the profession of arms

•They help us get a fix on the ethical climate

of an organization

•They serve as beacons vectoring us back to the path

of professional conduct; the Core Values allow us to transform a climate of corrosion into a climate of ethical commitment

Followership

To succeed, leaders must teach their followers leadership and followership skills. If we fail to have effective followers, we will also have ineffective leaders.

Ten Rules of Good Followership

Followership

Five Essential Qualities of Effective Followership

Self Management- This quality refers to the ability to determine one’s own goals within a large context and to decide what role to take at any given time.

Committed- to the organization and to a purpose beyond themselves, effective followers strive to excel at everything they do.

Competent- build their competence and focus their efforts for maximum impact. They strive to reach higher levels of performance and expand themselves.

Integrity- One of the most important characteristics of an effective follower may be the willingness to tell the truth. It is imperative that followers provide truthful information to their leaders.

Initiative- Initiative is motivation, determination, perseverance, and risk-taking. Being a good follower requires more than just meeting the standards.

Followership

Effective Feedback and Advice

Good followers speak up even when they disagree with their leaders. Effective leaders want to know what their followers think so they seek feedback and respect their followers for speaking up.

Leadership Influence

Position Power

• Coercive

• Connection

• Reward

• Legitimate

Leadership Influence

Coercive power: Deals with a leader’s perceived ability to provide sanctions, punishment, or consequences for not performing.

Leadership Influence

Connection power comes from the perception of the leader’s association with people of influence inside or outside of the organization.

Leadership Influence

Reward Power. Rewards can range from pats on the back or days off, to formal recognition within the organization. The problem with power derived from rewards is that rewards will often run their course.

Leadership Influence

Legitimate Power is the final type of position power. Legitimate power comes from a leader’s title, role, or position within the organization itself. This type of power provides leaders with the authority to make decisions and requests based on their position within the organization.

Discipline

Given the nature of our business, discipline is crucial. Orders may not be popular, but there comes a point where members must carry them out without question. If you do not enforce and maintain good order and discipline, you are guilty of undermining the success of your unit.

Discipline

Be Progressive In Discipline

• Counseling (Verbal or Written)

• Admonitions and Reprimands (Verbal or Written)

• Unfavorable Information File (UIF)

• Control Rosters

• Article 15

Courts Martial

DisciplineSome things NCOs must consider BEFORE making punishment

recommendations include:

• TIG & TIS • Current and Past Duty positions and level of responsibility in those positions • Duty performance • Overall behavior on/off duty • Seriousness of the infraction • Punishment given to others for the same offense • Potential for rehabilitation • Message sent to individual, Unit, Family and Community • Marital status • Financial status • Cultural background

Summary

Today we discussed some aspects of leadership. We covered Ethics, Core Values, Followership, Leadership Influence, and Discipline.

Conclusion

Wouldn’t it be great if we knew the secret to motivating people? As NCOs, our jobs would be so much easier if we had the ability to motivate people whenever we wanted. We have the responsibility as NCOs to commit to the organization’s goals, but how do we convince our Airmen to embrace those goals even when the goals are not very convenient? We must continue to hone our leadership abilities and strive to learn and adapt new leadership styles and techniques.

ResourcesLeadership Arrow Picture

http://www.legacee.com/Info/Leadership/LeaderResources.html

 

Leadership Styles

http://www.vectorstudy.com/management_topics/types_of_leadership.htm

 

Leadership Quiz

http://www.yourleadershiplegacy.com/assessment/assessment.php

 

Ethical Leadership Picture

http://leadingincontext.com/2011/06/08/leadership-ethics-training-why-its-a-challenge/lead-eth-training-why-so-hard-article/

 

Air Force Symbol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Department_of_the_Air_Force_seal.png

 

Follow Picture

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-follow-the-leader--image14139103

 

Gavel Picture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavel

Leadership Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGNxHMFjigA&feature=related

Airmans Creed Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE-uymptqlc

 

10 Rules Good Followership

www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/au-24/meilinger.pdf

 

Courts Martial

http://www.military.com/benefits/content/military-legal-matters/courts-martial-explained.html